An orca whale was stranded in British Columbia for six hours on rocks before it could be saved as a tide came in.
When an orca was spotted stranded on the Canadian shore, officials from the whale research facility, Cetacea Lab, rushed to the mammal’s side to assist.
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According to CTV News, the killer whale was saved with what rescuers called a “[MacGyver-]type water pump” and plenty of manpower.
The group wrote on Facebook:
[The team] “put together a [MacGyver-]type water pump, we grabbed as many sheets as we could. It was a team effort, and fortunately on some level this transient orca understood that we were trying to help.”
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For six hours, the team ran water over the orca to keep it hydrated until the tide came back in.
Note: They did not take selfies with the animal, as these fools in Argentina did. They merely did their best to help improve the situation.
Thankfully, their efforts paid off:
“She cried often, which tore at our hearts. But as the tide came up there were many cheers as this whale was finally free after [six-plus] hours of being stuck on this rock.”
This is a good example of what activists should do when they spot a marine animal close to shore and in need of assistance. Do you agree?
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